"The New York Philharmonic is in crackling form... [they] display virtuosity and tremendous spirit in the ballet music and comparable gusto in the noisily pungent film score, plus a natural command of jazz rhythms, while the tender moments of the 'West Side Story' dances have great poignancy. The recordings are remarkably vivid and have been impressively remastered... exhilarating and definitive..." - The Pengiun Guide